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Famous people · Le Mérévillois, Essonne

Le Mérévillois’ famous people span 136 years: 2 births from 1789 to 1925

At the top of the list is the French sculptor Philippe Cara Costea, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French architect Pierre Magne. For more famous names, Étampes is 9 mi away: its list has 40, led by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. Philippe Cara Costea, the best known, was born in 1925.

#1 best knownPhilippe Cara CosteaWriting & Arts · 1925–2006
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe Cara Costea
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1789
Pierre Magne
Youngest
1925
Philippe Cara Costea
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Le Mérévillois

Philippe Cara Costea#1
Writing & Arts

Philippe Cara Costea

1925–2006

French sculptor (1925–2006)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PM#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Magne

1789–1871

French architect (1789-1871)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Étampes, with 40.

Questions about famous people from Le Mérévillois

Who is the most famous person from Le Mérévillois?

Philippe Cara Costea (French sculptor (1925–2006)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Magne.

How many famous people were born in Le Mérévillois?

2 people born in Le Mérévillois have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Le Mérévillois known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Mérévillois?

Pierre Magne, born in 1789. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Le Mérévillois?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Mérévillois itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.